Dictionary

nominee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

Etymology

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Meanings

1. A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
2. A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
   • The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.
3. A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Forms

Deriveds

nominee purchase · nomineeism · conominee · nominee interest

Synonyms

nominatee

Translations (30)

pl nominat (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · fr candidat (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · fa نامزد (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ru кандида́тка (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · pt nomeado (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · crh namzet (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · es nominado (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · tl ngalanin (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · es nominada (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · de Nominierte (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ka ნომინანტი (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ru кандида́т (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · tt namzät (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · hi नामनिर्देशिती (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · sv kandidat (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · cmn 被提名人 (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · hil pililion (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · fr candidate (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ga ainmnitheach (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · pl kandydat (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · vi đề cử viên (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ru номина́нт (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · vi bổ nhiệm viên (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · cmn 被提名者 (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · mi tautapa (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ru номина́нтка (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · de Kandidat (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · it prestanome (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · fi ehdokas (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) · ka კანდიდატი (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position)